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G. WOLVERTON.

PLOW. No. 371,908. Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WOLVERTON, OF CHARLES CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BENJAMIN TYLEY BAILEY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,908, dated October 18, 1887.

Application filed August 3, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WoLvERToN,

of Charles City, in the county of Floyd and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Plows, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improvement in the class of plows whose beams are pivotally secured to the standard and adapted for adjustment vertically to vary the depth of the furrow; and the improvement consists in certain constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly designated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a plow embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the land-side thereof, and Figs. 3 and 4 details in elevation of the plow-standard.

The landside A of a plow, A, of any wellknown or preferred construction is secured by simple ring-clevis, E, is pivoted to the forward Serial No. 246,082. (No model.)

end of the beam, and astnd, d, is formedin the rear end thereof, through which passes the upper end of a brace-rod, F. The rod F is screw-threaded upon its upper end, and is fitted with screw-nuts F F", respectively located above and below the said beam for adjusting it and thus regulating the depth of the plowing. The beam rocks upon the upper end of the standard, and its forward end is raised and lowered by the nuts upon the screwthreaded ends of the brace, by which means the-ordinary adjustable clevis'is dispensed with.

The plow is provided with handles G, and may be easily handled. to pieces or put together, and is light, strong, and inexpensive. The draft of the plow is always kcpt central, will run light, and may be worked with one, two, or three horses.

I claim as my invention by Letters Patent-- The combination, with a plow, A, of the standard B, forked at its upper end, bolt G, eyebolts U, clamping-plate O beam D, and

brace-rod F, substantially as described, for

the purpose specified.

GEO. WOLVER-TON. Witnesses:

JOSIAH BILLINGS, J. P. AUs'rIN.

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